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Examples Of Innocence In To Kill A Mockingbird

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The Innocence Between Boo Radley and Emmett Till
By Madison Wells In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, Boo Radley is the mysterious character nobody knows anything about. Boo Radley, isolated from the outside, saves the lives of Scout and Jem (Delayed Adjective Clause). The discovery of Boo Radley’s truth leads to his innocence. In Mississippi Trial, 1955, Emmett Till is just an African American from Chicago. Since he is from Chicago, he is unfamiliar with the ways of the South. After whistling at a white woman, two men kidnap Emmet and kill him. His innocence is not entirely seen by the town. To Kill a Mockingbird and Mississippi Trial, 1955 both have characters that symbolize an act of innocence. Although these characters are alike in …show more content…

Boo Radley and Emmett Till both are innocent, yet the town finds them guilty. In To Kill a Mockingbird, when Scout, Jem, and Dill pretend to be the Radley’s, Scout narrates, “‘Give me those scissors,’ Atticus said. ‘They’re no things to play with. Does this by any chance to do with the Radleys?’” (Lee 53). Atticus believes that Boo has done nothing wrong. When the children bother the Radley’s, Atticus tells them to stop pestering them. Boo has done nothing wrong to the children and Atticus wants to dispel any rumors they have heard. In a similar way, during Mississippi Trial, 1955 Hiram runs into Emmett after a day of fishing and eating lunch. He sees Emmett playing in the river with boys close to his age. Hiram points out, “‘Trouble?’ Emmett waved a hand at them, ‘That’s one of my friends. The old Tallahatchie lifeguard. He ain’t no trouble.” (Crowe 88). Emmet truly believes that there is nothing wrong with being friends with a white person. He thinks that it is normal to be friendly with a white man. To go further, To Kill a Mockingbird allows the reader to feel sorry for Boo Radley. When the children are having a discussion with Miss Maudie, Scout recounts, “‘No child,’ she said, ‘that is a sad

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He was convicted for no reason, and Scout compares that to killing an innocent mockingbird. Although Boo Radley stabbed Bob Ewell, he did it to protect Jem and Scout because Ewell was about to stab them to death. Robinson and Radley’s kindness and helpfulness turned them into the mockingbirds of Maycomb. This quote displays Scout’s understanding that taking away someone’s innocence is

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In the book, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Scout and Jem Finch live in the small town known as Maycomb, Alabama during the Great Depression. Over time, Scout learns about the town’s true identity. She and Jem are forced to work for Mrs. Dubose, an old woman who seems to hate children. Accompanying this, Scout and Jem are stuck fearing the lunatic who only comes out from his rickety old home at night, Boo Radley. Atticus Finch, Jem and Scout’s father, was appointed as a lawyer to help defend Tom Robinson, a struggling black man who was framed for abusing Mayella Ewell.

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This quote shows how the kids are playing the Boo Radley game and believing the common notion, instead of investigating further into the details to find the truth before possibly believing in lies. Also this quote shows how Jem is afraid to tell Atticus the truth due to the fact that Atticus will be mad, disheartened, and saddened. For instance the town all believes that Boo Radley stuck his father with a pair of scissors while Boo was trimming the newspaper scrapbooking, how does the town know this? Yes their was a call by Mrs.Radley but there is

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To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee was a perfect example of the loss of innocence. Innocence is such a pure thing, yet can be injured or destroyed through being around bad things. Pure means many things, but the best definition is being without contamination. Throughout this anecdote the case of Tom Robinson and the introduction to social classes and evil was shown not only to the children, but the adults too. The knowledge shared with them through this story.

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Mississippi Trial, 1955 Segregation is the action of setting someone or many apart from others. During the story, Mississippi Trial, 1955, Emmett Till is one of many black people who are treated unfairly and are ripped apart from their own community. Hiram noticed the indifference between black and white people. He decides he wants to take action and fix the horrible problems that many are facing. Throughout the novel, Mississippi Trial, 1955, by Chris Crowe, Hiram experiences ups and downs all through the story.

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Stories of Innocence “Nice guys finish last,” an unfortunate truth where the innocent are sometimes persecuted, harassed or even killed even though they have done nothing to harm anyone else. In Harper Lee’s novel To Kill A Mockingbird, A mockingbird symbolizes innocence and is shown through few characters .Tom Robinson and Arthur Radley are the two main mockingbirds. Real life mockingbirds could be found as civil rights activists who fought for the rights of African Americans during the 1960’s. According to Harper Lee’s novel To Kill A Mockingbird, the meaning of the mockingbird as a symbol of innocence is shown through Tom Robinson, Arthur Radley and real life civil rights activist Rev. Bruce Klunder.

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An innocent perspective of a child has the potential to alter society's beliefs. The unique voice of a child has the ability to change humanity's preconceived ideas as they have not been corrupted by society's prejudice. Harper lee explores this notion within her novel "To Kill A Mocking Bird" through the protagonist Scout, who is a child growing up in the southern states of the U.S.A. During the novel Scout is oblivious to the prejudice that is present in the community around her. Scout is symbolic of the innocence of children and their ability to guide the way to a less discriminatory society. Colloquial language when Scouts teenage cousin said "it aint your fault Atticus is a nigger lover".

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He knows that “putting [Boo’s] life’s history on display for the edification of the neighborhood” is disrespectful and cruel (Lee 65). Atticus may have angered Jem, but the children no longer play the Boo Radley game. Lastly, Heck Tate protects Boo Radley by stopping others from giving him unwanted attention. When he figures out that Boo has indeed killed Bob Ewell, he instead decides to tell the town that “Bob Ewell fell on his knife” (Lee 366).

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